Bilingual students go rural for health-care experience in Lac La Biche
U of Alberta students learn what it’s like to be a health provider in a rural northern Alberta community Health providers from...
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Investing in pathways to health-care careers
When it comes to health care, the pathway to a career looks different for everyone. For high school students in the Chinook’s Edge School...
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Wanted: Stories of rural health-care pioneers
Is there a health provider in your community’s history who went above and beyond? Is there a rural health-care pioneer in your...
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Skills weekend pays off with nurse hiring
How did a wiener roast, bull riding, and home-made cinnamon buns contribute to the hiring of a nurse in Tofield? They were...
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Community paramedics making a difference
Ken Hildebrand once thought of in-home medical attention as a service for elderly patients. That was until he received care in mid-2019...
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Navigating Helicopter Emergency Medevac Serves serving rural and remote Alberta Communities
During my time as a rural midwife in New Zealand, I spent a short time providing care to families in Taupō, a...
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Rural Alberta we couldn’t have done it without you. Watch the highlights of RhPAP 2019.
From a marathon running physician in Provost to a bull bash in Tofield, 2019 was a busy, exciting, and successful year for...
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Rural life is the right prescription for pharmacist’s family
More than an ocean away from her home country of Kenya, Rashida Yamani has been welcomed with open arms by a small northeastern Alberta community....
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Long-serving paramedic does it all for remote Rainbow Lake
Clinic paramedic Rick Cartier has almost experienced it all during his nearly three decades in emergency medical services (EMS). Cartier is based...
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New CT Scanner brings 3-D health care close to home for patients in the Lac La Biche area
The new CT scanner in Lac La Biche, which became operational in the spring, has already performed over 500 scans. The scanner...
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College students study benefits & challenges of rural health care
Two health-care management students from Red Deer College are hoping to shed light on what it takes to attract and retain health-care professionals in...
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Drayton Valley students get taste of rural health professions
By Lesley Allan A recent event provided Drayton Valley-area students with a glimpse into a potential future career, while educating them about rural...
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